as in partial
inclined to favor one side over another
a shamelessly partisan reporter covering the primary campaign
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also partizan
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as in adherent
one who follows the opinions or teachings of another
partisans of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all
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as in crusader
one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
a partisan of the revolution who was even willing to give her life for it
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as in sectarian
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices
she's too much of a political partisan to ever concede that the other side might have a valid point
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Recent Examples of partisan
Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Instead, the well-being of Texans has once again come second to flagrant backroom partisan power-plays.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
The symbolic 5-2 vote followed council members’ accusations that Burns failed to notify them about legislation that made Monroe’s elections partisan, misused the city’s logo and address to share personal political views, and struggled to maintain order during meetings.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
If states redraw their maps with a partisan advantage, the courts could strike them down.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Instead, the well-being of Texans has once again come second to flagrant backroom partisan power-plays.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trump had officially nominated her for the position but was opposed by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Andy Kim, Democrats who questioned her qualifications and called her prosecutions partisan.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
The symbolic 5-2 vote followed council members’ accusations that Burns failed to notify them about legislation that made Monroe’s elections partisan, misused the city’s logo and address to share personal political views, and struggled to maintain order during meetings.
—Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partisan
Adjective
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This initiates a continuous, adaptive cycle: retrieving data, reasoning over it, taking actions, storing partial outcomes and adjusting future steps.—
Naren Narendran,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Peteski also objected to PBR’s partial joinder in support of the TBN and TCT motion.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Amazon Essentials product line offering everyday low prices continues to gain new adherents and now represents one out of every three units sold.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There was already a playbook for action, a loyal membership and an understanding that aggressive action would yield new adherents.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
29 July 2025
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Mamdani’s 14-mile walk this week of Manhattan, in scorching heat, evoked the neighborhood canvasses of John Lindsay, the liberal crusader whose budget priorities contributed to the city’s 1970s fiscal crisis.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild by Bryan Burrough Wes Hardin, the homicidal Texas gunslinger and Confederate crusader, was hardly a typical American hero.—
Clifford Krauss,
Air Mail,
7 June 2025
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People want to get rid of religious parties, people want to put sectarians behind to build an Iraq for all Iraqis.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 May 2015
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Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians.—
Joshua Alston,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2023
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In recent weeks, both have also moved military forces to the border near Assab and are engaging in escalating exchanges of hostile rhetoric.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Trump has moved closer to Pakistan, with which India has hostile relations and the U.S. has historically had a complex and sometimes tense relationship, especially as Pakistan has grown closer to and is primarily armed by China.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Many people of Heather's followers went on to share their shock at how much Tristan had grown in the comments section.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Beyoncé already has a base of 310 million followers on her Instagram.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Palestinian cause has long served as a unifying banner for otherwise disparate actors—Sunnis and Shiites, Arabs and Persians, Islamists and nationalists.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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There was no immediate comment from the Baloch nationalists and separatist groups.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The two-story Iowa City institution pulses with strong pours, cold beer and the gasp of raspy vocals and distorted riffs that rattle the floorboards.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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Wiles and Taylor had essentially unlocked a portal between disparate mathematical realms, revealing that each looks like a distorted mirror image of the other.—
Joseph Howlett,
Wired News,
27 July 2025
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“Partisan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partisan. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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